Illustration: At a sunny apartment window, a resident carefully repairs a large patchwork quilt one small square at a time. Most squares already bear neat rows of hand stitching; several remain unfinished, and the needle is entering the next short section.

コツコツ

kotsukotsu

steadily, diligently

Example sentences

大おおきな成功せいこうは、コツコツ努力どりょくした結果けっかである。
Big successes result from constant effort.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
どんな勉強べんきょうでも、毎日まいにちコツコツとやるのが一番いちばんだと思おもう。
No matter what you’re studying, I think it’s best to study a little every day.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
彼かれはこつこつ事実じじつを調しらべていた。
He was patiently digging for facts.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

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